Simultaneous Determination of 5- and 6-APB in Blood, Other Body Fluids, Hair and Various Tissues by HPLC-MS/MS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Hofmann ◽  
Tom Richard Sundermann ◽  
Aysche Landmann ◽  
Stefanie Rechtsteiner ◽  
Georg Schmitt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Simultaneous Determination ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Chromatographic Method ◽  
Simultaneous Detection ◽  
Body Fluids ◽  
New Psychoactive Substances ◽  
Fatal Intoxication ◽  
Psychoactive Substances ◽  
Human Blood Samples

Abstract 5-(2-Aminopropyl)benzofuran (5-APB) and 6-(2-aminopropyl)benzofuran (6-APB) are benzofuran analogues of amphetamine and belong to the category of new psychoactive substances. Despite already published fatal 5- and 6-APB intoxication after consumption of both substances in most cases, no sensitive method for the simultaneous detection and quantification of these new psychoactive compounds in human blood samples has yet been developed. Therefore, an easy and fast sample preparation and specific high-performance liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry methods for the determination of both substances in blood were established and validated. In a fatal intoxication in 2017 at the Institute of Forensic and Traffic Medicine in Heidelberg, Germany, concentrations of 850 (5-APB) and 300 ng/mL (6-APB) were determined in peripheral blood. Besides, other body fluids (central blood, urine and bile), hair and various tissues were examined to verify the presence of both compounds and to gain first insights into their distribution. In this publication, we show a method for the simultaneous determination of 5- and 6-APB in human samples by a chromatographic method and to investigate their distribution in the human body.

scholarly journals Development and Validation of a Reversed-Phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatographic Method for the Simultaneous Determination of Amiloride Hydrochloride, Atenolol, Hydrochlorothiazide, and Chlorthalidone in Their Combined Mixtures

2009 ◽  
Vol 92 (2) ◽  
pp. 404-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdalla A Elshanawane ◽  
Samia M Mostafa ◽  
Mohamed S Elgawish
Keyword(s):  
Simultaneous Determination ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Chromatographic Method ◽  
High Performance Liquid Chromatographic ◽  
Ternary Mixtures ◽  
Liquid Chromatographic Method ◽  
Relative Standard ◽  
Liquid Chromatographic ◽  
Amiloride Hydrochloride

Abstract A high-performance liquid chromatographic method was developed for the simultaneous determination of 2 ternary mixtures containing amiloride hydrochloride, atenolol, hydrochlorothiazide, and chlorthalidone used in hypertension therapy. The use of cyanopropyl column results in satisfactory separation of both mixtures. The mobile phase consisted of 10 mM KH2PO4 buffer (pH 4.5) and methanol in a ratio of (75 25 v/v), at a flow rate of 1 mL/min. UV detector was operated at 275 nm. Calibration graphs were linear in the concentration ranges of 210, 20200, 10100, and 550 g/mL for amiloride hydrochloride, atenolol, hydrochlorothiazide, and chlorthalidone, respectively. Intraday and interday precision values (relative standard deviation) were <1.13 for mixture I (amiloride hydrochloride, atenolol, chlorthalidone), and <0.93 for mixture II (amiloride hydrochloride, atenolol, hydrochlorothiazide). The method was successfully applied for the determination of the 2 combinations in laboratory-prepared mixtures and commercial pharmaceutical formulation with high accuracy and precision. Statistical comparison of the results with those of the published methods showed excellent agreement and indicates no significant difference between them.

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